newbie help

ok i am hosted on godaddy
i used there hosting connection to install a copy of zencart
everything installed fine
i can go to my admin page and add products and make changes
i can even go to my domain https://www.bigaaplefta.com/zencart and process orders

but if i go to just my domain name https://www.bigapplefta.com i get a coming soon page no cart
how do i get my cart to my main page

thanks in advance

nick

Hi,
You sould replace your index.htm page (comming soon page) with a redirect page (google for html redirect) pointing to www.bigaaplefta.com/zencart.
So anyone who enters www.bigaaplefta.com will be transfered to zencart folder.

what i did was re-install the zencart to directory https://www.bigapplefta.info
and it worked i now see the page
but does it allways have all those ads

Good job on moving your cart to the root directory.

'All those ads' can be removed in various places when you customize your cart.

stevesh is right. Once you start customizing your Zen Cart, much of that will disappear. The rest you can turn off in the admin.

im going to go into the admin panel now and see if i can wing it as far as setting it up

is there a step by step anywhere in the forum as far as customize and adding product

There's the tutorials/FAQ link at the top of this page and amazingly enough there's a copy of instructions in the folder called DOCS.
Don't even have to remove the shrink wrap:smartalec:

YEAH IM GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOME MORE READING CAUSE IM A LITTLE LOST

I CANT FIGURE OUT WHERE TO PUT MY NAME OF THE STORE AND ALL THAT INFO

srry for caps

If you try to "Wing It", you'll wind up with an albatross around your neck!

Read some of the tutorials and check out the override system before you jump in.

yeah i have used cube cart before and the quick shopping cart by go daddy

those just said type store header here etc or insert picture

this looks a lot lot harder

Many get the false impression that Zen Cart is going to be simple because it's "free".

You'll find that some folks charge a lot just to set up the cart. It's so powerful that any changes in one area can affect many other areas.

If you have the time, start with the overrides and create files for your own template. Even if it's a copy of the current template, you can change it without doing much damage.

Then, head to the admin and start with the le4ft-hand menu. Work your way down that till you've looked at everything it can do. Move to the next and do the same. Continue till you get to the end. You'll not only be an expert by the time you get there, you'll better appreciate the power of Zen.

i started doing that just starting on the left hand side in admin and going down each one
but a lot of the items are in french to me im new
do u think that the book will really make this a lot lot easier for me

i mean i cant even find how to change where it says SALES MESSAGE HERE

but i did sucessfully add a product and photo and price and add the paypal moduke

i guess my problem is more just getting it to look more like my store then a zencart webpage

if you look at https://www.bigapplefta.com
you will see what i was able to do with quick shopping cart

if u look at the same address but .info u will see how little i can do with zen

i know this is me being new
but dont seem like there is a really good newbie guide
unless i just cant find it yet

i hate to be asking to be spoonfed
but can u simply tell me where i go to enter my name and store info on the main page
i got adding products and pics down

One thing about this forum... No one likes to "spoon feed" anyone. You will get more help by doing as I said and going to the tutorials/FAQ link at the top of this page. When there, click on All Time Favorites. When you're through with that, go back to the tutorials/FAQ main page and click on Template Customization

Folks here will be happy to show you how to fish but few will catch 'em, scale 'em, and cook 'em for you.

As others feel that you are not just trying to get free setup, they'll respond with help.